Waters, Guy Prentiss. Justification And The New Perspectives On Paul: A Review AndResponse. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 2004. In this book, Waters provides an exposition of what the leading proponents of the New Perspective are teaching, showing how the doctrine has developed over time as well as how it deviates from traditional Reformed doctrine.

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Carson, D.A., Peter T. O’Brien and Mark A. Seifrid, eds. Justification and VariegatedNomism. Vol. 1, The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. In this volume, a number of evangelical scholars look carefully at the literature of second temple Judaism in order to evaluate the accuracy of the “covenantal nomism” thesis of E.P. Sanders. The conclusion is that first-century Judaism was far more diverse than Sanders and company allow.

Schreiner, Thomas R. The Law and Its Fulfillment: A Pauline Theology of Law. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993. In this book, Schreiner provides a comprehensive examination of Paul’s doctrine of the law, while offering critical interaction with the proponents of the New Perspective.